After St. John Paul II broke the centuries-long Italian hold on the papacy in 1978, the field of contenders has broadened ...

Pope Francis repeatedly called for an end to the war in the Gaza Strip, including during an Easter Sunday address delivered ...

All Roman Catholics are Christians, but not the other way around, differing in beliefs about the sacraments, the pope, the ...

Matteo Bruni, director of the Holy See Press Office, had stated at an April 29 press briefing that two cardinal electors ...

As the conclave approaches, the cardinals have emphasized that this is a time of grace and discernment for the Church.

Survivors of clerical abuse, experts in child protection and victim advocacy groups have collectively decried the presence of ...

The appeal came as the cardinals concluded their seventh general congregation — the daily meetings leading up to the start of ...

A coalition of survivors of clergy sexual abuse demand the next pope adopt a universal zero-tolerance policy for abuse.

A coalition of survivors of clergy sexual abuse demand the next pope adopt a universal zero-tolerance policy for abuse.

Promoting a church that is welcoming, listens to everyone and unifies, some members of the College of Cardinals told ...

President Donald Trump on Tuesday jokingly said he’d like to be the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church, days after Pope Francis, 88, died.